Hempstead, Wallace B.

April 26, 1998

HEMPSTEAD, Wallace B.

Wallace B. Hempstead, 58, of Melanie Lane, Colchester, formerly of Woodmere, Long Island, NY, died Saturday (April 25, 1998) at St. Francis Hospital in Hartford. He was born Feb. 23, 1940 in Far Rockaway, NY, the son of Melvin and Anna (Juras) Hempstead. He graduated from George W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, Long Island, with the Class of 1960. Mr. Hempstead worked as a clerk with the Social Services Department in Nassau County, Long Island for 32 years. Mr. Hempstead was a dedicated member of the Colchester Federated Church. He is survived by his father, Melvin Hempstead of Colchester; a sister, Jo Ann Ball of Marlborough; a nephew, Frank Ball and his wife, Eleanor; and their three children, Frank, Martin, and Theodore of Colchester. Funeral services will be today, 4 p.m., at the Colchester Federated Church, 60 Main St., Colchester. Burial will be Tuesday at Greenfield Cemetery, Hempstead, Long Island. A calling hour will be held today, 3-4 p.m., at the Colchester Federated Church. Donations in his memory may be made to the Colchester Federated Church, 60 Main St., Colchester, CT 06415. The Aurora-McCarthy Funeral Home, 167 Old Hartford Road, Colchester is in charge of arrangements.